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The War of the Worlds coming this Summer
Posted: 03.06.2011 08:45 by JonahFalcon Comments: 3
Other Ocean Interactive has announced it's working on a videogame adaptation of H.G. Wells' famed novel The War of the Worlds. The book will be arranged as a "cinematic platformer" and be developed for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.

The game will have gamers playing an unknown everyman struggling to escape the Martian invasion of London and rescue his family. The everyman will be forced into having to outsmart an army of tripods and other alien war machines through a bleak, destroyed landscape.

“As a developer, we are extremely fortunate to have access to this beloved franchise,” said Mike Mika, Head of Development with Other Ocean Interactive. “The team and I are huge fans of the original rotoscoped cinematic platformers of early PC gaming. This is a dream project for everyone on the team. Having the ability to approach the game in a completely retro way and pay homage to one of our favorite periods in gaming is more than we could ask for.”

The game will be shown off at E3, and is due to be released on XBLA and PSN this Summer 2011.

Comments

By PowerJack (SI Elite) on Jun 03, 2011
PowerJack
This is so not gonna end up well.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jun 03, 2011
herodotus
Been a while since I played a "WotW" game (back in the '90s - a TBS/RTS hybrid that wasn't all bad). This however I'm glad won't be bothering the PC gamer markey.
By JonahFalcon (SI Elite) on Aug 12, 2011
JonahFalcon
After having seen it at E3, it looks really REALLY good.